Post by StevePulaski on Mar 9, 2011 18:22:20 GMT -5
Rating: ★★★½
Judgment Night makes me feel more open about choosing action films. I've neglected some action films, but seeing the great cast this one had I couldn't resist. Emilio Estevez has been on my list of favorite actors since I saw him in The Mighty Ducks at age nine at YMCA camp. This film makes him even more honorable. I don't believe I've seen a bad film with any of these actors in it.
The film is about Frank, Ray, Mike, and John (Estevez, Piven, Gooding, and Dorff) who are traveling to a boxing match in Chicago. This is their first big get together since their one friend Frank got married. To avoid traffic, the boys take a back route and end up in a bad part of Chicago. They find a guy fatally injured on the road and take him into their RV. A gang leader named Fallon (Leary) smashed a window in their car, takes the man, and kills him.
The rest of the film is a deadly cat and mouse game that gets severely intense and rarely lets up. The film has exhilarating sound, a fabulous cast, and an intense soundtrack. Dennis Leary is great as a cut-throat gang leader as he almost comes off as a Joe Pesci kind of guy. Emilio Estevez is great to see again, and Jeremy Piven and Cuba Gooding Jr. do not disappoint as well.
Judgment Night is a lot like Joy Ride. It's a movie that can only be truly appreciated once. The first time I saw Joy Ride, I can't lie, I was legitimately scared. I jumped at a few scenes, and really was scared to find out what happens next.
Same goes with Judgment Night, both do their job to scare the audience or make them jump. They both fulfill their duty as thrillers. The downside to this is because their films with big surprise scenes, as well as chase scenes, their true scare level comes with the first viewing. With repeated viewings I can believe this film goes down in quality much like Joy Ride did. Both are still well made thrillers, as a matter of fact Joy Ride is in my favorite film list, but even that loses it's scare after a while.
Many movies will make you jump after viewing them. The original Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street still make me jump in quite a few parts. But Judgment Night and Joy Ride have surprises that are only effective once. Still, Judgment Night passes in every category it was neglected in back when it released in 1993. It still serves today as an underrated action piece.
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Stephen Dorff, and Denis Leary. Directed by: Stephen Hopkins.
Judgment Night makes me feel more open about choosing action films. I've neglected some action films, but seeing the great cast this one had I couldn't resist. Emilio Estevez has been on my list of favorite actors since I saw him in The Mighty Ducks at age nine at YMCA camp. This film makes him even more honorable. I don't believe I've seen a bad film with any of these actors in it.
The film is about Frank, Ray, Mike, and John (Estevez, Piven, Gooding, and Dorff) who are traveling to a boxing match in Chicago. This is their first big get together since their one friend Frank got married. To avoid traffic, the boys take a back route and end up in a bad part of Chicago. They find a guy fatally injured on the road and take him into their RV. A gang leader named Fallon (Leary) smashed a window in their car, takes the man, and kills him.
The rest of the film is a deadly cat and mouse game that gets severely intense and rarely lets up. The film has exhilarating sound, a fabulous cast, and an intense soundtrack. Dennis Leary is great as a cut-throat gang leader as he almost comes off as a Joe Pesci kind of guy. Emilio Estevez is great to see again, and Jeremy Piven and Cuba Gooding Jr. do not disappoint as well.
Judgment Night is a lot like Joy Ride. It's a movie that can only be truly appreciated once. The first time I saw Joy Ride, I can't lie, I was legitimately scared. I jumped at a few scenes, and really was scared to find out what happens next.
Same goes with Judgment Night, both do their job to scare the audience or make them jump. They both fulfill their duty as thrillers. The downside to this is because their films with big surprise scenes, as well as chase scenes, their true scare level comes with the first viewing. With repeated viewings I can believe this film goes down in quality much like Joy Ride did. Both are still well made thrillers, as a matter of fact Joy Ride is in my favorite film list, but even that loses it's scare after a while.
Many movies will make you jump after viewing them. The original Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street still make me jump in quite a few parts. But Judgment Night and Joy Ride have surprises that are only effective once. Still, Judgment Night passes in every category it was neglected in back when it released in 1993. It still serves today as an underrated action piece.
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Stephen Dorff, and Denis Leary. Directed by: Stephen Hopkins.
